I have seen a jackdaw play a combination of hide and seek and tag with a 3 year old child. The child was chasing it, and the jackdaw used hedges and toys to hi

I have seen a jackdaw play a combination of hide and seek and tag with a 3 year old child. The child was chasing it, and the jackdaw used hedges and toys to hide behind, and whenever the tiny human came close, the jackdaw would run to the next thing and hide. When the child got bored, the jackdaw would run back to the child to get it to chase again. It was clear that they were both enjoying the game, and the parents didn't even realise that this had happened because they were meters away fumbling with a grill. When I was a child we also nurtured a jackdaw back to health, his name was Klaus and he learned to talk, he understood the concept of "Hello" and would use it correctly when you entered the house, and if he wanted you to leave him alone or we got stuck in a "Hello" greeting-loop, he would say "Go away".